Instructors at Heroes Martial Arts
Sean Whitmore is the Young Heroes instructor. Sean is currently a purple belt in Jiu Jitsu under Gumby. Sean is currently a student at SJSU and in his spare time enjoys photography (he took many of the pictures featured on the Heroes website).
Alan “Gumby” Marques Owner and Head Instructor of Heroes Martial Arts. Gumby is a 1st degree black belt from Ralph Gracie. Gumby is well known in the Martial Arts world as the co-founder of OTM (www.OntheMat.com), one of the world’s leading sources for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Submission Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts. OTM has been [...]
Hailing from the Great White North, David “Canada” McLeod is an Instructor and co-owner at Heroes Martial Arts Canada has been training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for over 10 years and is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Gumby. Canada often works individually with students helping convey the fine points of Jiu Jitsu [...]
Justin “the Machine” Holder is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Instructor at Heroes Martial Arts. He holds a Black Belt under Ralph Gracie. Machine (as he’s usually called by his friends) is a solid Jiu Jitsu player who has been a major training partner to many high profile athletes over the year. Despite the nickname and [...]
Mike Strangis is the youth instructor at Heroes Martial Arts. Mike Strangis is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Shozo Fukuda is the Judo Instructor at Heroes Martial Arts. Shozo Fukuda is a team member and former Assistant Coach of the world famous San Jose State Judo team, which has won an astounding 44 out of 47 Collegiate National Titles in Judo.
Scott Belzer is the Strength and Conditioning Coach at Heroes Martial Arts. He received his B.S. degree in Exercise Science from the University of Memphis.While at Memphis, Scott was involved in many different exercise related research projects, one of which he presented at a national conference.He was also a competitive Olympic weightlifter at the University [...]
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- ~ Dino D
"Whether you are looking for a great new place to start training, a place to sharpen your skill/prepare for competition, or just a fun way to get in great shape and meet great people HEROES is the place to go. I have been training at Heroes for a year and a half now and couldn't be happier with the Academy. I came here to try out Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for the first time and I certainly came to the right place.
I've trained both in Judo and Wrestling for most of my life I have been to MANY different gyms and trained under MANY different coaches let me tell you that heroes is truly a 5 star and 3 dimensional academy.
Gumby is an excellent Jiu Jitsu coach and is very knowledgable, patient and personable. It seems to be the norm at Heroes for more and more new people to start their training and within a few short months are comfortably training right along with guys that have been training for years! Very impressive.
Although I have wrestled for many years I must say that Ed is the best wrestling coach I have ever trained under. He is absolutely passionate about the sport and explains even the most basic techniques in great detail and usually has an entertaining story to go along with it! At each practice I learn something new that I have been missing in my arsenal for YEARS.
Shozo and the San Jose State crew that help out with Judo are amazing to work with. If you know anything about Judo you know that Judoka from all over the country and all over the world come to San Jose State to train for National, International and World Competition. To have a top notch instructor like Shozo who used to train/compete and coach at such a high level of competition here with us at Heroes is truly a blessing.
As I could continue to go on and on let me also say that the people that the academy attracts are real class acts. It feels like home coming here to train with many friendly faces that will smile and shake your hand, kick your butt, then smile and joke around again after class. I have made many new friends at heroes who I always look forward to seeing both on and off the mat.
Thank you Gumby and Heroes. I would HIGHLY recommend ANYONE who is thinking about checking out the academy to call or stop by. You will not be disappointed! " - Read more testimonials »
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